Grayling stretches!!

[Chippy]

Does anyone have any info on any decent grayling stretches, are there any RMC venues with grayling to a decent stamp. Reason being I'm sick of sitting on hard carp waters during the winter and will waste no more winters fishing them and fancy haveing a go back on the rivers.
Grayling has always been a fish i'd love to catch but have never really tried in the past..
Any tips on fishing for them would be greatly appreciated as well. Cheers Ian..
Oh i'm based in Bedford but dont mind travelling..

[scorpio]

Email Billyo, he is busy at the minute but I remember him mentioning Grayling to me. His mail is billyo@kennetweb.co.uk

Tony

[Paulharris]

Ian, let me know if you get any joy with a decent stretch.I would love to go back to my youth fishing rivers in the summer as well as winter after i have achieved my goal (you know what it is)The trouble with grayling (i have never caught one)is that around my area they are in with the expensive to fish trout streams.

[rhornegold]

Chippy,
The River Frome at Wareham has some free stretches and day ticket stretches.
I think you have to contact Wareham Angling to get details.
Bob

[John_H]

Chippy - quite a number of chalkstream trout fisheries offer day ticket grayling fishing after 15 October each year. Day tickets are between £10 and £12, but you will not need to spend too much on bait, 3 pints of maggots in 2 colours and a tub of redworms will be fine for a days fishing. Keep an eye on the magazines in the autumn, there are regular features including fishery details. The upper Kennet above Newbury is not too difficult a trip for you and Barton Court fishery at Kintbury is one I have visited. Or down the M3/M27 to the Lower Itchen fishery at Southampton.

[rhornegold]

Chippy,
Send private for phone number
Bob

[Swan_Vesta]

Ian

Stop teasing whats going on and when will you be making an announcement. /images/forum/icons/wink.gif

Swan Vesta.

Ps, If you tell me via a private I will change my hat.

I promise not too tell anyone.

[Peter]

Come the winter I focus heavily on grayling fishing and have fished loads of stretches on all the main chalkstreams. Barton Court at Kintbury is excellent for coarse fish but, in my experience, has not got loads of grayling, plus it can get busy and is often a but weedy for my liking! I've had grayling to 3lb from the Lower Itchen fishery but location is fairly difficult, that said, its worth a go. Your best bet is to join the Grayling society (£15 a year) who have a day ticket guide (and private use of a couple of stretches), although if you email me privately at
greyhoundbetting@hotmail.com, I will give you details of a few others -sorry to be so secretive but I find that the best stretches are those that are lightly fished! The Rod Box tackle shop in Winchester might also be able to help you out. There are few nicer ways to spend a winter's day than wandering a quiet chalkstream trotting for the Lady of the Stream!

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[PaulG]

Upper Kennet - Barton Court, or the Itchen as suggested by others are reasonable options. I'm a Newbury AA member, couple of their Kennet beats have Grayling. Loads of Grayling water in the North of England, it really depends on where you are located, and how far you want to travel. Grayling Soc have a web site.... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.graylingsociety.org>http://www.graylingsociety.org</A>

It would certainly be nice to see RMC get a Grayling venue, not only for the species, but the fact the most Grayling waters are upper river venues, they are usually lovely places just to be at.

Regards,
Paul

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[John_H]

Good luck if you decide to go for the grayling, Chippy. As Paul G and Peter have said, it's good fishing in lovely surroundings for superb fish.

I am sure I'm preaching to the converted but - do take care of what you catch, I don't think the grayling are specially robust fish. Barbless hooks and get 'em back in the water really fast. I have found that even the extra time it takes to slip a good one into a waiting damp weighsling and weigh it causes them to need a recovery spell in the water in the landing net before release, barbel style.

[Chippy]

Wow, thanks for all the replies everyone ill be sure to follow up a few of these leads as soon as pos.
Also thanks for the tips on fish care, the only fish to grace my net the last ten years or so have been carp and its quite easy to forget what other fish require in regards to consevation, so once again thanks.
Ill let you know how I get on.Ian..